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Solid Waste Collection and Handling or, officially, the SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Pune. SWaCH Coop is India’s first wholly-owned cooperative of self-employed rag pickers/waste pickers.
There is arguably no greater gap in economic wealth and bargaining power than between the home-based garment worker and the owner of the large garment manufacturing or retail firm for which she produces. SEWA works with home-based garment workers to increase their incomes, improve their equipment...
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCQJMbJ6_HM
Report of Conference Proceedings on the First International and Third Latin American Conference of Waste-Pickers Disponible en español aquí . Disponível em Português aqui .
Presented at the Waste Pickers' Conference in Bogota, Colombia También disponible en español
Presentado en la Conferencia de los recicladores en Bogotá, Colombia Also available in English
Domestic Workers Rights Leaflet: Explains why an ILO Convention is needed and the steps and actions to be taken to achieve this. Also available in Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese.
This manual, by Committee for Asian Women (CAW) aims to assist the leaders of domestic worker groups to come out of a powerless situation by “embracing the strength of the domestic worker organisation or trade union,” particularly in the context of the campaign for the ILO Convention on domestic...
GLU conference in Campinas, Brazil on Global Development: Challenges for Union Strategies. Abstract: This paper provides a thorough overview of how different groups of informal workers are organizing themselves and networking with other movements, using a broad variety of examples from Africa, Asia...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.